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pakistan is a major non-nato ally. allies don't allow things to happen like the hosting of the con sealing of bin laden or the arresting of those who help take bin laden down or allegedly the targeting for assassination of a journalist who's been critical of the regime. these are not the acts of allies. we've got to get back to a level of respect and trust i think that's lacking right now. as a result the relationship is in some jeopardy. >> how do you repair it? you've laid out why it's so significant. why it's a relationship that must be repaired. where do you go from here when there have been so many breaches in terms of the u.s. pert pektive on things? >> again, we twheed to send our emissaries conducting talks directly, privately and not wage a rhetorical battle publicly. i think that's going to be quite destructive. there are complaints obviously the pakistanis were embarrassed about the fact that we took -- invaded their territory so to speak to get bin laden. we are upset with the fact that they should have had
pakistan is a major non-nato ally. allies don't allow things to happen like the hosting of the con sealing of bin laden or the arresting of those who help take bin laden down or allegedly the targeting for assassination of a journalist who's been critical of the regime. these are not the acts of allies. we've got to get back to a level of respect and trust i think that's lacking right now. as a result the relationship is in some jeopardy. >> how do you repair it? you've laid out why it's...
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a strong taliban in pakistan is harmful to the government of pakistan. al qaeda is not good for the government of pakistan. it's destabilizing. what we think we must do is lay out some benchmarks. that's what i'm looking at doing even as early as next week to lay out some benchmarks to say these are the things we have to move if we're going to continue a relationship. by the way, some of the things you're doing, you have to unwind. we need to reset this button and reset it soon. it's causing real harm to our relationship. >> there's a real showdown brewing. the speaker has written to the president saying you've got to show us what is going on in libya before we extend because your time has run out under the war powers act. is this going to reach a critical phase this week? >> i think it is. it just boggles the mind why the president has been so absent on this issue. congress has said come talk to us. give us the information that we need. sell the american public and congress on what we're doing in libya and what your mission set is. hasn't done it. i'm o
a strong taliban in pakistan is harmful to the government of pakistan. al qaeda is not good for the government of pakistan. it's destabilizing. what we think we must do is lay out some benchmarks. that's what i'm looking at doing even as early as next week to lay out some benchmarks to say these are the things we have to move if we're going to continue a relationship. by the way, some of the things you're doing, you have to unwind. we need to reset this button and reset it soon. it's causing...
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we need pakistan's continued cooperation if we're going to hunt other terrorists in pakistan. and if we were able to bring troops home and we are to see an end to war in afghanistan. we need their cooperation. we have to find a way to stabilize this relationship and get them to cooperate more on these issues. >> when we talk about pack stab, we are talking about a situation where there is so little trust. this came up at the hearing. the confirmation hearing yesterday for general petraeus. it came up during leon panetta's hearing when he was confirmed to be the new defense secretary. now we're hearing that the leader of the pakistan military is under tremendous pressure because of -- largely because of embarrassment over the american raid. how do we balance all of this? >> first of all, it doesn't help the relationship for the media to constantly report either leaks or stories like the ones they have been doing. it's much better for us to have serious conversations with pakistanis in private than in public. then he might able to cooperate with us much more. we don't trust paki
we need pakistan's continued cooperation if we're going to hunt other terrorists in pakistan. and if we were able to bring troops home and we are to see an end to war in afghanistan. we need their cooperation. we have to find a way to stabilize this relationship and get them to cooperate more on these issues. >> when we talk about pack stab, we are talking about a situation where there is so little trust. this came up at the hearing. the confirmation hearing yesterday for general...
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it is pakistan that is hosting the afghan taliban. th hosting the very forces that have been shooting at americans and shooting at the afghans we're trying to help. pakistan has real troubles internally. in terms of its stability. in terms of its nuclear program and so forth. i don't see what the white house does or doesn't do in afghanistan as having a material effect on pakistan's future or its future trajectory. >> i want to ask you about libya as well. you've written recently about nato. the nato operation you pointed out that the whole is smaller than the sum of its parts. that nato has been so disappointing that if we didn't have nato, which of course, played such a critical role at the end of the coal war, if we didn't have nato, you wouldn't create it right now. it doesn't really have a justification, a military justification. the role, the nato role in libya, tell me what your concerns are about how disappointing it has been. >> the nato role in libya, first of all, i think it's a poorly designed role. this idea that a no fly
it is pakistan that is hosting the afghan taliban. th hosting the very forces that have been shooting at americans and shooting at the afghans we're trying to help. pakistan has real troubles internally. in terms of its stability. in terms of its nuclear program and so forth. i don't see what the white house does or doesn't do in afghanistan as having a material effect on pakistan's future or its future trajectory. >> i want to ask you about libya as well. you've written recently about...
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- increased tension between the united states and pakistan? that influences how to negotiate with the taliban. >> right. the u.s. is certain that pakistan will have to play some role in these negotiations. they still have a tremendous amount of influence over the taliban. as you said the relationship is certainly going south right now. another interesting twist in these negotiations are that the person who the u.s. has been talking to in the taliban was formerly detained by the pakistanis i believe last year so it is unclear what his situation is vis-a-vis the pakistanis and during his time in captivity he was given any instructions or that type of thing. these are murky issues that are trying to be sorted out. >> thank you so much. >>> and more pressure against muammar gadhafi. the international criminal court in the hague has issued a warrant for his arrest. the court says gadhafi and his aids including his son are quote, criminally responsible for crimes including the murder against civilians. does that in one daily dose. new citracal slow
- increased tension between the united states and pakistan? that influences how to negotiate with the taliban. >> right. the u.s. is certain that pakistan will have to play some role in these negotiations. they still have a tremendous amount of influence over the taliban. as you said the relationship is certainly going south right now. another interesting twist in these negotiations are that the person who the u.s. has been talking to in the taliban was formerly detained by the pakistanis...
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was wrong to cross the border and penetrate so deeply into pakistan without notifying pakistan? did the u.s. do the right thing in not telling pakistan it was pulling off this raid? >> well, yes. i will say -- i do know the u.s. policy that wherever they had declared that as far as osama bin laden is concerned, that whenever they can't get the actionable intelligence on him, they will act anywhere in the world. that was your policy. that was u.s. policy. doesn't go well with the sovereignty of any other country for that matter. in pakistan, the people's sensitivity of even drones violating our sovereignty is against. now troops coming in, helicopters and taking action is not acceptable to the people of pakistan and it does violate our sovereignty. and in the past, whenever we acted against many, many dozens of al qaeda operatives, senior ones, including sheikh muhammad, always intelligence cooperation. we cooperated with each other, identifie identified the targets. that is what used to happen. in this case, it was not done. i'm talking on my time, how it was done. and, well, th
was wrong to cross the border and penetrate so deeply into pakistan without notifying pakistan? did the u.s. do the right thing in not telling pakistan it was pulling off this raid? >> well, yes. i will say -- i do know the u.s. policy that wherever they had declared that as far as osama bin laden is concerned, that whenever they can't get the actionable intelligence on him, they will act anywhere in the world. that was your policy. that was u.s. policy. doesn't go well with the...
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with pakistan rather than the united states. secretary clinton was asked also about being willingç to negotie with the haqqani network, that attacked our embassy in kabul. this is what she had to say. >> we want to fight, talk and build all at the same time. part of the reason for that is to test whether these organizations have any willingness to negotiate in good faith. there is evidence going both ways to be clear. >> i suspect that you and your republican colleagues on the committee might have similar views about our attitude towards pakistan and karzai. are you all satisfied that we should be talking or reaching out to the haqqani network. >> i think we have to put this in context. secretary clinton has shown great strength and just over there and being very clear with the pakistanis that we actually have full expectation they are going to work with us and corporate with us. when they go as the president showed in his great leadership and we were going to go after those who would hurt us, and we deal with bin laden, that
with pakistan rather than the united states. secretary clinton was asked also about being willingç to negotie with the haqqani network, that attacked our embassy in kabul. this is what she had to say. >> we want to fight, talk and build all at the same time. part of the reason for that is to test whether these organizations have any willingness to negotiate in good faith. there is evidence going both ways to be clear. >> i suspect that you and your republican colleagues on the...
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this comes on the heels of new reporting about nuclear fears in pakistan. the joint investigation by the atlantic and national journal is featured on both covers. jeffrey goldberg co-wrote it. he's the national correspondent for "the atlantic" and joins me now. first to iran. there have been a lot of suspicions for quite some time. the u.s. is trying to hang back and let the u.n. take the lead here because the u.n. agency has more credibility on this. iran is on the verge, according to the intelligence gathered by the united nations, on the verge of breaking out in key ways. >> the obama administration has long believed iran has a secret nuclear weapon. so this is not surprising to people who follow this. what is surprising is how close they seem to be. the israelis have argued to the americans the iranians are closer that people believe. the iaea report from what we hear is going to buttress that argument and basically signal to the west that if you want to stop them somehow, you don't have much time to stop them anymore. >> the israelis have been saying t
this comes on the heels of new reporting about nuclear fears in pakistan. the joint investigation by the atlantic and national journal is featured on both covers. jeffrey goldberg co-wrote it. he's the national correspondent for "the atlantic" and joins me now. first to iran. there have been a lot of suspicions for quite some time. the u.s. is trying to hang back and let the u.n. take the lead here because the u.n. agency has more credibility on this. iran is on the verge, according...
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frustration with pakistan. in a surprise overnight visit to islamabad, the meetings were somewhat awkward and tense along site joint chiefs chairman mike mullen, clinton said pakistani officials have to prove they're really committed to the fight against extremists. >> we have reached a turning point. osama bin laden is dead. but al qaeda and its syndicate of terror remain a serious threat to us both. we both recognize there is still much more work required and it is urgent. we will do our part and we look to the government of pakistan to take decisive steps in the days ahead. >> paul served as a cia analyst for nearly 30 years and is now director of the securities studies program at georgetown university. paul, great to see you again. she is the highest ranking u.s. official to arrive in pakistan since the killing of bin laden. and there has been a lost tension on both sides. most recently in the last 24 hours we were told that the cia was given access to their forensic teams to go into that compound. what can
frustration with pakistan. in a surprise overnight visit to islamabad, the meetings were somewhat awkward and tense along site joint chiefs chairman mike mullen, clinton said pakistani officials have to prove they're really committed to the fight against extremists. >> we have reached a turning point. osama bin laden is dead. but al qaeda and its syndicate of terror remain a serious threat to us both. we both recognize there is still much more work required and it is urgent. we will do...
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that is a perfect segue because we go next live to pakistan where hillary clinton is. she arrived from afghanistan as news of gadhafi's death is circling the globe. >>> send me your thoughts on twitter at mitchell reports. this is andrea mitchell reports, only on msnbc. mary? what are you doing here? it's megan. i'm getting new insurance. marjorie, you've had a policy with us for three years. it's been five years. five years. well, progressive gives megan discounts that you guys didn't. paperless, safe driver, and i get great service. meredith, what's shakin', bacon? they'll figure it out. getting you the discounts you deserve. now, that's progressive. call or click today. gives you a 50 percent annual bonus. so you earn 50 percent more cash. if you're not satisfied with 50% more cash, send it back! i'll be right here, waiting for it. who wouldn't want more cash? [ insects chirping ] i'll take it. i'll make it rain up in here. [ male announcer ] the new capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. what's in your wallet? sorry i'll clean th
that is a perfect segue because we go next live to pakistan where hillary clinton is. she arrived from afghanistan as news of gadhafi's death is circling the globe. >>> send me your thoughts on twitter at mitchell reports. this is andrea mitchell reports, only on msnbc. mary? what are you doing here? it's megan. i'm getting new insurance. marjorie, you've had a policy with us for three years. it's been five years. five years. well, progressive gives megan discounts that you guys...
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. >> in pakistan, more tension as protesters are rallying against nato and the u.s. following an air strike. nato and the united states are both investigating, blaming the incident on friendly fire. pakistan says that the attack continued even thaf pleaded with coalition forces to stop. >> and egyptians turned out in huge numbers to vote in parliamentary elections. the first since mubarak was toppled. will it lead to real political change? we are joined now from new york. great to see you and thanks so much. we see this extraordinary scenes in egypt of people lining up to vote. >> you have the egyptian military trying to still rule the country. >> it's a dangerous thing and a scary thing for americans. respect the enthusiasm in the voting today and not back military rule. >> we did see a slight change in the administration's pos chur over the holiday weekend putting out a statement on sfrid that indicated that it was important for the military to take a step back and for there to be a full transfer more quickly, too. close ties to the military. billions of dollars pl
. >> in pakistan, more tension as protesters are rallying against nato and the u.s. following an air strike. nato and the united states are both investigating, blaming the incident on friendly fire. pakistan says that the attack continued even thaf pleaded with coalition forces to stop. >> and egyptians turned out in huge numbers to vote in parliamentary elections. the first since mubarak was toppled. will it lead to real political change? we are joined now from new york. great to...
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look, there's -- it's not clear sometimes who runs pakistan, you know? it's sort of a -- nobody will say zadari is more powerful. but there certainly is a level of respect there. and i think that does tell you something about the stature he brought to his position. >> quickly, controversial john reid will be because of his support for the deficit reduction. >> that's right. >> but there's one other thing i want to point out here, about all these new hires. all three big additions into big posts inside this west wing. >> campaign veterans. understanding the merger of policy and politics at a time -- >> those are not mutually exclusive. >> that's right. i talked to one. in the first year, year inform, the president didn't always have the most politically savvy folks -- not rahm emanuel, he was savvy. i don't want to get a phone call from the next mayor of chicago. i had a democrat outside the white house saying thank god, they're putting people in that understand what a re-election is like and what the next year and a half is going to be like. >> i'm talki
look, there's -- it's not clear sometimes who runs pakistan, you know? it's sort of a -- nobody will say zadari is more powerful. but there certainly is a level of respect there. and i think that does tell you something about the stature he brought to his position. >> quickly, controversial john reid will be because of his support for the deficit reduction. >> that's right. >> but there's one other thing i want to point out here, about all these new hires. all three big...
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and of course, the haqqani network has its roots in pakistan, so you've got the instability in the pakistan government, the refusal of pakistan's government to really take ownership of this. hillary clinton went and said, okay, let's have your help on intelligence-gathering and help us reel these people in and get them to the negotiating table, but they seem to be looking down the road and saying the americans will be out by 2013 or whatever, and surge forces are going to be withdrawn, and they're looking at consepï their own base, their own area without us as part of the picture. >> and you look at addition to the fact that the general just recently made a note to mention that there have been attacks on u.s. servicemen, both mortar attacks and also indirect and also direct fire attacks that have taken place from pakistan. so, i think you have a lot of people who are staking their position and trying to estimate what things will look like in 2013-2014 and how exactly are they making sure that they're shoring up their own base when this eventual transition does take place. and i think peopl
and of course, the haqqani network has its roots in pakistan, so you've got the instability in the pakistan government, the refusal of pakistan's government to really take ownership of this. hillary clinton went and said, okay, let's have your help on intelligence-gathering and help us reel these people in and get them to the negotiating table, but they seem to be looking down the road and saying the americans will be out by 2013 or whatever, and surge forces are going to be withdrawn, and...
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and the complicated to say the least relationship that the united states has with pakistan right now. >> and, wes, before i let you go, our friend brian williams says congratulations are in order. what's the good news? >> the good news is that one week ago my wonderful wife gave birth to a brand-new baby girl and she is absolutely stolen my heart. but thank you so much. >> what is her name. >> her name is mia. her name is mia. >> what a beautiful name. congratulations to all. >> bless you. thank you. >> thank you and bless you and the family. >>> as the u.s. tries to foster reconciliation talks with the taliban afghan women fear they could lose rights they have worked so hard to gain over the past ten years. gail amman is deputy director of the women and foreign policy program at the council of foreign relations and joins us from burbank. great to see you first of all. what have we seen under the karzai government as the u.s. has struggled, let's put it bluntly with the civilian reconstruction side in terms of protecting the role of women in afghanistan? >> well, i mean i think if yo
and the complicated to say the least relationship that the united states has with pakistan right now. >> and, wes, before i let you go, our friend brian williams says congratulations are in order. what's the good news? >> the good news is that one week ago my wonderful wife gave birth to a brand-new baby girl and she is absolutely stolen my heart. but thank you so much. >> what is her name. >> her name is mia. her name is mia. >> what a beautiful name....
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and despite reports from pakistan that the u.s. paid blood money, secretary clinton just said in cairo that the u.s. did not pay compensation to the families. she did not dispute that the men's familiesç were compensat by someone else. >>> and the u.n. is calling for an immediate cease-fire in libya as gadhafi forces relentlessly attacked rebel strongholds. some members of the u.n. security council are still calling for a no-fly zone which the u.s. has set to sanction. andrea mitchell has more with secretary of state clinton in cairo. >> reporter: thanks, nora. as you know, the u.s. is under increasing pressure from libyan rebels to supply military aid and a no-fly zone. i asked secretary clinton about that when we sat down today. >> well, as you know, i've consulted with our european and arab partners in the last two days. i've also met with the leader of the libyan opposition. we are working very hard in new york with members of the security council and others because we believe that we have to take steps to try to protect inno
and despite reports from pakistan that the u.s. paid blood money, secretary clinton just said in cairo that the u.s. did not pay compensation to the families. she did not dispute that the men's familiesç were compensat by someone else. >>> and the u.n. is calling for an immediate cease-fire in libya as gadhafi forces relentlessly attacked rebel strongholds. some members of the u.n. security council are still calling for a no-fly zone which the u.s. has set to sanction. andrea...
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. >> i want to shift gears to pakistan. the pedestrian of pakistan, one of the three leaders of the country unofficially and the way this country looks. he is in dubai and suffered a heart attack and seems to be a lot of what i call -- i feel like there is a bunch of kremlinologists out there trying to figure out if something else is going on. too many conspiracy theories and maybe he had a health problem. >> sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. it may be a health problem. we don't know at this point. it's mixed reporting and i summer don't have information to let me to believe this is part of his scheduled departure because things are not going well. time for him to get out of the country and let things unfold. i don't know that to be the case. i haven't heard any reporting either from the administration or other sources to say that's the case. we are all living in a world of speculation right now. >> all right, secretary bill cohen and former republican senator from maine. good to get your perspective, sir. thank you. more
. >> i want to shift gears to pakistan. the pedestrian of pakistan, one of the three leaders of the country unofficially and the way this country looks. he is in dubai and suffered a heart attack and seems to be a lot of what i call -- i feel like there is a bunch of kremlinologists out there trying to figure out if something else is going on. too many conspiracy theories and maybe he had a health problem. >> sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. it may be a health problem. we don't...
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. >> and quick question about pakistan, john kerry has arrived in lahore, which is where raymond davis, u.s. embassy employee, is being held in jail, despite the protests of the u.s. government. he was held over by a magistrate on friday for at least two more weeks, they say. the united states says he has diplomatic immunity. the president spoke on this today, saying that diplomatic immunity for raymond davis is a very important principle. he did -- he has acknowledged killing two pakistani men. he said he thought it was in self-defense. they were armed, he was clearly armed with a glock, and a lot after other equipment, which has raised suspicions in the minds of the pakistanis. this is a difficult case, maybe not a textbook case, but as the president said, and john kerry, the chairman of the foreign relations committee is clearly trying to negotiate, this is important. we've already canceled meetings for next week with the pakistanis and the afghans, trilateral meetings here. president zardari is coming next month to see president obama. i'm told by a lot of experts that this is the
. >> and quick question about pakistan, john kerry has arrived in lahore, which is where raymond davis, u.s. embassy employee, is being held in jail, despite the protests of the u.s. government. he was held over by a magistrate on friday for at least two more weeks, they say. the united states says he has diplomatic immunity. the president spoke on this today, saying that diplomatic immunity for raymond davis is a very important principle. he did -- he has acknowledged killing two...
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stops air strikes in afghanistan and pakistan. >>> back here in the u.s., powerful santa ana winds continue out west tearing down trees, leaving thousands without power. experts say that the rare wind storm which topped 100 miles per hour in some places is a once in a decade event. the weather is eventually supposed to be felt as far east as indiana. >>> and the unemployment rate dropping to 8.6% will certainly be the headline from today's jobs report, but 13 million americans are still looking for work. and want to know if it an expanding economy will ever bring them back into the labor force. larry kudlow is of course the host of the kudlow report on cnbc and joins us now. what is your read of the report? i know that 315,000 people are no longer counted, no longer look pentagon for woing for wor. lil today so he lease says some are at home starting up their own new businesses and it could partly be a good thing. i don't know what the evidence of that is. >> i don't know. that's a ricky one. mostly discouraged workers dropping out of the labor force. it's a problem 315,000. now, the unempl
stops air strikes in afghanistan and pakistan. >>> back here in the u.s., powerful santa ana winds continue out west tearing down trees, leaving thousands without power. experts say that the rare wind storm which topped 100 miles per hour in some places is a once in a decade event. the weather is eventually supposed to be felt as far east as indiana. >>> and the unemployment rate dropping to 8.6% will certainly be the headline from today's jobs report, but 13 million americans...
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pakistan has agreed to allow the cia to send teams in to the compound where he was killed. they plan to search for materials that may have been hidden inside the walls or buried at the site. >>> and the fighting continues in libya trapping civilians and journalists in the crossfire. president obama says the mission may take time, but he is confident that colonel gadhafi will ultimately be forced from power. james follow sli a correspondent with global post and claire gillis writes for the atlantic. both were held for six weeks. we have so happy to see you safe and sound at home. and we talked to oo oor your fas while you were in captivity. james, it tell us what you experienced and what happened when you were taken captive. >> we were on the front lines in brega traveling with some rebel soldiers. and very quickly two gadhafi vehicles came over the hill and began shooting directly at us while the rebel vehicles were treated. we were pinned down. our friend, anton, a photographer, was in front of us. and he was hit. he yelled for help. the bullets were coming so fast, we cou
pakistan has agreed to allow the cia to send teams in to the compound where he was killed. they plan to search for materials that may have been hidden inside the walls or buried at the site. >>> and the fighting continues in libya trapping civilians and journalists in the crossfire. president obama says the mission may take time, but he is confident that colonel gadhafi will ultimately be forced from power. james follow sli a correspondent with global post and claire gillis writes for...
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afghanistan, pakistan and india. imagine that. plus, a number of terror groups in pakistan beyond just the taliban, one which attacked india. there is an interesting trial involving david headily in the united states who was cooperating with this group. and perhaps the haqqani network, which hillary clinton and mike m would be in thenton and mike target sites of the pakistanis as of their conversations last week. that doesn't seem to be happening. there was an -- >> this is what holbrooke, richard holbrooke was trying to do. >> i understand. >> the big regional approach. >> this would be dayton two. i think there is no richard holbrooke anymore. that resulted -- dayton one was a cold peace. i would take a cold peace in this region over a hot war. >> and we should point out that a prominent pakistani journalist was killed in captivity, being held, we believe, by the spy agency. the suspicion has been pointed to isi. pakistan's own spy agency, to the murder of this very prominent journalist who had been a critic of the administratio
afghanistan, pakistan and india. imagine that. plus, a number of terror groups in pakistan beyond just the taliban, one which attacked india. there is an interesting trial involving david headily in the united states who was cooperating with this group. and perhaps the haqqani network, which hillary clinton and mike m would be in thenton and mike target sites of the pakistanis as of their conversations last week. that doesn't seem to be happening. there was an -- >> this is what...
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greatly appreciate the oic hosting a meeting of the international contact group on afghanistan and pakistan in jeda. i was also able to consult on a number of regional matters including of course libya with foreign ministers of turkey. so it was a full day for all of us. we came to london to speak with one voice in support of a transition that leads to a brighter future for the libyan people. i'm very pleased with the progress that we have made both today and in the days preceding it. and grateful for everyone who participated in the conference and in the broader effort in libya. i think we are making a lot of progress together and we could not do it unless we were representing the brother-in-law community as we are. so with that, i'd be happy to take your questions. >> our first question is from andy quinn of reuters. >> madam secretary. in your meeting today with dr. djibril, i was wondering, were you able to make any concrete offers of assistance to them, either from turning over the $33 million from the libyan funds that have been frozen in the united states, or in discussing possible a
greatly appreciate the oic hosting a meeting of the international contact group on afghanistan and pakistan in jeda. i was also able to consult on a number of regional matters including of course libya with foreign ministers of turkey. so it was a full day for all of us. we came to london to speak with one voice in support of a transition that leads to a brighter future for the libyan people. i'm very pleased with the progress that we have made both today and in the days preceding it. and...
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pakistan views china as its greatest friend. we have work to do in redefining the relationship with china in other areas around the world in a positive way if we can get it right. >> jim webb, thanks for being with us. >> what political stories will make headlines in the next 24 hours. [ male announcer ] what if you have potatoes? but you've got a meat and potatoes guy? pour chunky sirloin burger soup over those mashed potatoes and dinner is served. four minutes, around four bucks. campbell's chunky -- it's amazing what soup can do. ♪ [ male announcer ] sometimes, a hint is all the wrapping a gift needs. is that what i think it is? ♪ [ male announcer ] the lexus december to remember sales event is here, but only for a limited time. see your lexus dealer for exclusive lease offers like a complimentary first month's payment on the 2012 is 250. >>> which political story will make headlines in the next 24 hours? from new hampshire, the president is going. now we hear that herman cain will make a date with the yup yon leader and
pakistan views china as its greatest friend. we have work to do in redefining the relationship with china in other areas around the world in a positive way if we can get it right. >> jim webb, thanks for being with us. >> what political stories will make headlines in the next 24 hours. [ male announcer ] what if you have potatoes? but you've got a meat and potatoes guy? pour chunky sirloin burger soup over those mashed potatoes and dinner is served. four minutes, around four bucks....
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to pakistan and recent attacks. the attacks against key -- well, the embassy where she is staying tonight. the embassy compound in kabul. >> right. it absolutely is critical. i thing that given the allegations that was made by the network, given the uncertainty about the future of the terrorism fight with osama bin laden killed bit united states and frankly given the state of poor relations between karzai and the united states, there is a lot of business to be done and there is a lot to do in the future of u.s. involvement in afghanistan. >> what about the campaign trail from the republicans for both a slower and faster pace of withdraw, depending upon which candidate you are talking about. >> i think you hit it on had head, andrea. there isn't a unified line of criticism or attack coming at the obama administration right now. instead i think the feeling you get is sort of, there is a lot of uncertainty and confusion in washington over where is this effort going? what exactly is the united states chief objective and
to pakistan and recent attacks. the attacks against key -- well, the embassy where she is staying tonight. the embassy compound in kabul. >> right. it absolutely is critical. i thing that given the allegations that was made by the network, given the uncertainty about the future of the terrorism fight with osama bin laden killed bit united states and frankly given the state of poor relations between karzai and the united states, there is a lot of business to be done and there is a lot to...
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a critical talk with pakistan's intelligence chief. a top level meeting. they're two of a kind. and, just like toddlers, puppies need food made for them. that's why there's purina puppy chow... with all the essential nutrients your growing puppy needs. purina puppy chow. >>> well, we all know who had the worst week in washington, chris cillizza. that's clear, so let's talk about the next 24. >> sure. >> we only have a few seconds left but the next 24 hours clearly sarah palin. >> yeah. i saw you and chuck talking about it earlier. it's exactly right. this is probably the next 72 hours to look at. 24,000-plus e-mails sarah palin wrote as governor of alaska. her pac has already put out a statement saying these e-mails show the governor is hard at work. it's going to be a lot of political junkies weekends reading. >> we will see you monday. that does it for us for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." tamron hall is up next with "news nation." in health care administration. by choosing a university that connects working students to f
a critical talk with pakistan's intelligence chief. a top level meeting. they're two of a kind. and, just like toddlers, puppies need food made for them. that's why there's purina puppy chow... with all the essential nutrients your growing puppy needs. purina puppy chow. >>> well, we all know who had the worst week in washington, chris cillizza. that's clear, so let's talk about the next 24. >> sure. >> we only have a few seconds left but the next 24 hours clearly sarah...
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and i visited with ambassador anne patterson, one of our best ambassadors ever who was in pakistan last. there was concern that the first part of the election, first phase next monday the 28th was going to be confusing, the military has written the rules for three elections. and they're different for different parts of the country and people don't understand them and there were no provisions for ex-pats to vote. there was one clear election to do with huge turnout, 90% of registered voters showed up and no one complained it wasn't fair. there was concern about that. we did talk -- i met with the supreme council of the armed forces, that's the military we're talking about. and talked about the slow timetable to election for president in 2013. that timetable has been collapsed to be about half as long. but i think the military's overreached here and people aren't buying it. this could be tragic, i think that reporting you just had on is very nuanced. this is different from mubarak. it's the linchpin of keeping the security treaty between egypt and israel. they want a civilian government.
and i visited with ambassador anne patterson, one of our best ambassadors ever who was in pakistan last. there was concern that the first part of the election, first phase next monday the 28th was going to be confusing, the military has written the rules for three elections. and they're different for different parts of the country and people don't understand them and there were no provisions for ex-pats to vote. there was one clear election to do with huge turnout, 90% of registered voters...
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most recent meeting two weeks ago where ambassador grossman who's now the envoy for afghanistan and pakistan told us this is a very fragile, difficult time. we know that for afghanistan. as we begin to draw down, what thauz that mean for their path to peace and stability and progress? american businesses will tell you if we want them to invest there, they won't do it without the presence of american security, that's very important for our government to know. >> are american businesses really willing to invest in afghanistan? >> they are. one of the most recent projects is with kate spade. kate spade has gone into afghanistan in the last year. they surveyed what tn opportunities are there for marketable products and going te marketableable products, and afghanistan has the third largest producer of cashmere, and they want a product made by afghan women and sold in kate spade stores here and online and they are willing to invest a lot of money i might add, but they have the support of the u.s. government and the u.s. military to give them access. >> anita mcbride, what a pleasure to see you ag
most recent meeting two weeks ago where ambassador grossman who's now the envoy for afghanistan and pakistan told us this is a very fragile, difficult time. we know that for afghanistan. as we begin to draw down, what thauz that mean for their path to peace and stability and progress? american businesses will tell you if we want them to invest there, they won't do it without the presence of american security, that's very important for our government to know. >> are american businesses...
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learned the lessons from the mistakes of the bush government about supporting a leader like musharraf in pakistan. leader-centric foreign policy doesn't work. it is true that egypt has been an ally of ours, and i think that president mubarak personally and his intelligence chief has been enormously helpful to the effort to forge peace in israel and palestine. nonetheless, the government has governed its own people with very repressive strategies and the recent election was a joke. and democracies don't make evolutions in the arab world. i think this thing has gone viral. we're going to see it all over the arab world now. >> this is what vice president biden said last night, still trying to walk this middle course. the vice president. >> i think the time has come for president mubarak to begin to move in the direction, to be more responsive to some of the needs of the people out there. >> that's a very moderated criticism, a gentle nudge. >> well, i think the gentle nudge came a year and a half ago by president obama and i think the time may be past for president mubarak to do these things. i hope
learned the lessons from the mistakes of the bush government about supporting a leader like musharraf in pakistan. leader-centric foreign policy doesn't work. it is true that egypt has been an ally of ours, and i think that president mubarak personally and his intelligence chief has been enormously helpful to the effort to forge peace in israel and palestine. nonetheless, the government has governed its own people with very repressive strategies and the recent election was a joke. and...